losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
logistical support; combat service support
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
telephone number; phone number
to harm; to cause harm to
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to commit a crime; to do evil
out-of-school; off-campus
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
once-in-a-lifetime encounter; uniquely precious experience; (lit.) one lifetime, one meeting
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
to glare at each other; to confront each other
and (also); both ... and; as well as
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
stone throwing; (throwing) stone
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against